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Households Depending On Benefits To Help With Internet Costs Now Face Higher Bills

MaKayla Glenn The Affordable Connectivity Program was an FCC benefit program that launched December 2021, to ensure eligible households could afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. That program has now expired.

New Program To Provide High-Speed Internet To Osage Nation Residents

News On 6 The project will build more than 200 miles of fiber optic cabling and install 16 towers for fixed WiFi throughout Osage Nation. An event Monday, March 4, begins at 11:45 a.m. in Pawhuska with a roundtable, tour, and groundbreaking.

Cellular Outage Receives Mixed Reactions From Tulsans Impacted

Jayden Brannon The cellular outage impacted thousands across the country on Thursday and those who spoke with News On 6 in Tulsa shared mixed reactions to a morning without phones.

An Emergency Alert Test Sounded On All US Cellphones, TVs & Radios; Here's What Happened

News On 6 A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the United States. The test occurred simultaneously in every time zone coast to coast.

High-Speed Internet Is A Necessity, President Biden Says, Pledging All US Will Have Access By 2030

Associated Press President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an “absolute necessity,” as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the U.S.

Concerns About How 5G Cell Towers Will Impact Air Travel

FCC Approves 988 Number As National Suicide Prevention Line

News On 6 FCC Approves 988 Number As National Suicide Prevention Line

FCC Approves 988 Number As National Suicide Prevention Line

News On 6 FCC Approves 988 Number As National Suicide Prevention Line

Major Phone Carriers, State AGs Will Work To Combat Robocalls

News On 6 Major phone companies have pledged to do more to fight robocalls plaguing Americans, the country’s state attorneys general say.

Major Phone Carriers, State AGs Will Work To Combat Robocalls

News On 6 Major phone companies have pledged to do more to fight robocalls plaguing Americans, the country’s state attorneys general say.

FCC Passes New Rules Against 'Spoof' Robocalls

News On 6 In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission made it illegal for foreign callers to spoof a U.S. number.

FCC Passes New Rules Against 'Spoof' Robocalls

News On 6 In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission made it illegal for foreign callers to spoof a U.S. number.

Several Oklahoma Counties To See Better Internet Service

Kristen Weaver Thousands of people living in rural areas across Green Country may soon get access to high speed internet with the help of funding from the FCC.

Several Oklahoma Counties To See Better Internet Service

Kristen Weaver Thousands of people living in rural areas across Green Country may soon get access to high speed internet with the help of funding from the FCC.

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FCC Paves The Way For Widespread Blocking Of Robocalls

News On 6 Federal regulators are giving phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers' permission first.

FCC Paves The Way For Widespread Blocking Of Robocalls

News On 6 Federal regulators are giving phone companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers' permission first.

One-Ring Phone Scams From Sierra Leone Impacts Tulsa Residents

News On 6 People in Tulsa are among those getting strange phone calls as part of what's being called the One-Ring phone scam.

One-Ring Phone Scams From Sierra Leone Impacts Tulsa Residents

News On 6 People in Tulsa are among those getting strange phone calls as part of what's being called the One-Ring phone scam.

Senate panel examines how to crack down on robocalls

News On 6 The Federal Communications Commission says that Americans received 47.8 billion robocalls last year, and over 46 percent of them were from scammers.

Senate panel examines how to crack down on robocalls

News On 6 The Federal Communications Commission says that Americans received 47.8 billion robocalls last year, and over 46 percent of them were from scammers.

Contraband Problem Grows As Three Inmates Overdose At Jess Dunn CC

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Three prisoners who overdosed at Jess Dunn Correctional Center are alive because of Narcan. Now, the staff is trying to figure out how the drugs got into the prison in the first place.

Contraband Problem Grows As Three Inmates Overdose At Jess Dunn CC

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Three prisoners who overdosed at Jess Dunn Correctional Center are alive because of Narcan. Now, the staff is trying to figure out how the drugs got into the prison in the first place.

Senate Passes Bill To Reinstate Net Neutrality

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The Senate voted Wednesday to pass Democratic legislation to repeal the FCC's dismantling of net neutrality regulations and reinstate net neutrality, 52 yeas to 47 nays.

Senate Passes Bill To Reinstate Net Neutrality

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The Senate voted Wednesday to pass Democratic legislation to repeal the FCC's dismantling of net neutrality regulations and reinstate net neutrality, 52 yeas to 47 nays.